Replacing the only non-LED bulb: the 4 vanity lights

Mine came today and work fine, but I was surprised to see that there was no covering over the LED emitters. No reason there has to be, I guess...


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So I just got these, and I may be alone in my opinion, but I'm not crazy about them. First, although they're brighter, they seem to produce more glare than the stock lights. So when you're looking at yourself in the mirror, I don't see any real advantage, since the glare overshadows the additional brightness.

Then there's the issue of color temperature. Although they're not a cold blue light, they're not nearly as flattering as the warmer stock lights.

The bottom line is I removed them and put back the stock lights.

 

That's true Ken, but once you turn them enough to minimize glare (I did try that), you then lose much of the brightness advantage and are left with the less flattering color.

 

Hah! You think this is OCD? How about those Tesla car owners whose visor mirrors don't have any vanity lights, and undertake a DIY project to add them? Tesla fans can out-OCD y'all any day of the week! With one hand tied behind our backs, even!

A Tesla Motors Club forum discussion: "Visor Mirror Light Project"
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Hmmm, I thought that was a joke, until I saw the last photo in KentuckyKen's post #17, above. I've never seen any light bulbs like that!

Looks like whoever designed those bulbs designed them to be the same size and shape as a fuse, so they could use off-the-shelf fuse mounting clips (or whatever they're called) for the hardware.
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Isn't the doom lights regular bulb as well?

 

So even that little white light within the charging port is LED?


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Fantastic set of photos!

The ability to compare them directly was a great help. Very clever and helpful to take photos while in the midst of changing the bulbs. You also provided two comparisons: LEDs on driver side vs. regulars on passenger -- and left and right around the same mirror. It let us see the contrast easily.

Thanks!

By the way, I solved the issue of ensuring that the lighting was flattering -- I simply stuck up photos of George Clooney and Jennifer Aniston over the respective mirrors. Or, if your tastes are different, Elvis and Ann Margaret.

 

I see it does not take much to break off the top two tabs. It appears you should pry the top down at the same time as you pry from the top outside edge - now I guess I get to order a new cover